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How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« on: November 17, 2010, 01:30:48 am »
Just curious as to how many eggs people are going through in a week?

Had Bimby now for 3 weeks and we've been going through a good 3 doz eggs a week! That's a LOT of eggs! That said, I've bought hardly any packaged stuff.  We've eaten all freshly made things which is marvellous. :)
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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2010, 02:02:24 am »
Yeah, we go through about 3 dozen too - but that includes scrambled eggs for breakfast at least once, which is a dozen eggs in one go  :)
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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2010, 02:09:26 am »
Us too  :o - our chooks are doin their best to keep up with us!!  ;)

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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2010, 02:22:20 am »
We use as many as our chooks lay.  Usually 4 a day - 28 per week.  :)

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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2010, 02:29:31 am »
We would need a barn full of hens to keep up with us!  I had 10 hens for a while but they weren't great layers and had no chance of supporting our 60 - 70 eggs per week habit!!   We are a family of 4 and we generally eat 2 eggs per day each and then add on all the eggs I use for cakes/muffins (I use coconut flour and that requires a lot of eggs with it) zucchini slice, smoothies etc....
We LOVE eggs, I think they are a superfood packed full of goodness and nutrition. (provided they are from healthy and happy free ranging hens fed a nutritious diet)  The heart foundation gave them a terrible name for a long time but they have admitted they were a little hard on them.  Mind you, I notice they only recommend a few per week as part of your diet but I think that is just them not wanting to admit they were totally wrong about them!
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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2010, 02:29:50 am »
We are a little overflowing with eggs here this week so what have you been making to use up 3 dozen a week?
(Realised the overflow situation so boiled eggs for tomorrows school lunches, dd3 and I had eggs for lunch and made muffins so working through the back log but more ideas greatfully received.
Oh and answer to original question, we tend to get 3 a day from the chickens so I guess around 21 a week.

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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2010, 02:37:20 am »
We have 8 chickens and sometimes have an egg shortage  ;D ;D so that is 4+ dozen a week  :)
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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2010, 04:17:19 am »
Gee I feel relieved that it is not just me going through copious amounts of eggs! LOL! 

I use them a lot in baking, cooking, everything really.  We have a big cook up of bacon and eggs on Sunday's and the kids have LOVED the custard.  Now to get DH to bring some more eggs home... LOL!
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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2010, 04:24:16 am »
I miss my chickens   :'(  We moved to town and have to buy eggs now, so I had to cut down on how many I use - those good quality free-range eggs are expensive!!  :-\
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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2010, 04:31:46 am »
I'm happy to pay $4-5 per doz for free range at the farmers market.  Rather my money go in their pocket than every other tom dick and harry in between.

I think we might invest in a couple of chooks for our yard.  Would help our egg consumption! LOL!
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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2010, 05:14:57 am »
We're not massive egg eaters. But with quiches, icecreams and goodies we go through nearly 2 dozen a week.
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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2010, 05:30:36 am »
No shortage of eggs here as the chooks lay 4 a day.   Just the 2 of us so I give away eggs that are over.   Depends on what I am cooking,  but use 12-18 per week.

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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2010, 06:40:09 am »
I'm a lightweight on the chooks! We only have two and I guess on top of the 14 a week I would by another dozen or two. I love eggs.

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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2010, 07:09:17 am »
It depends on how many cakes I make every week. also, the number of sorbets and custards. Maybe 3-4 dozen?

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Re: How many doz eggs do you use in a week?
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2010, 08:18:04 am »
We use as many as our chooks lay.  Usually 4 a day - 28 per week.  :)

Snap!.....that is unless the dogs don't get to them first  :-)) :-))......which has been happening often, as the silly girls keep changing their laying pattern!
Our dogs have beautiful shiny coats though  :D
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